Professor John T S Irvine CBE
Congratulations to John who has been awarded the honour of Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for services to the Green Economy.
The exciting news was announced in the Kings Birthday Honours List 2024
John Irvine CBE, FRSE, FRSC has made unique and world-leading contributions to the science of energy materials, especially fuel cell and energy conversion technologies. This research has ranged from detailed fundamental to strategic and applied science and has had major impact across academia, industry and government. Irvine’s science is highly interdisciplinary extending from chemistry and materials through physics, bioenergy, geoscience, engineering, economics and policy.
The quality and impact of Irvine’s research has been recognised by a number of national and international awards, including the Royal Society’s Hughes Medal in 2021, the Lord Kelvin Medal from the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 2018, the Schönbeim gold medal from the European Fuel Cell Forum in 2016, the RSC Sustainable Energy Award in 2015, and earlier RSC recognition by being awarded the Bacon and Beilby awards.
This latest honour is a credit to an incredibly dedicated professor who relentlessly searches for solutions to problems to find innovative ways to address urgent environmental challenges, mitigate climate change, and conserve resources to reduce environmental impact.